Q: Is 23,217,003 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 23,217,003 is not a prime number.

Why is 23,217,003 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 23217003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 157 471 1,413 4,239 5,477 16,431 49,293 147,879 859,889 2,579,667 7,739,001 and 23,217,003, with no remainder.

Since 23,217,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,217,003, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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